Andrés Cristi

Andrés Cristi is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL's College of Management of Technology and heads the Chair of Game Theory and Operations (GO). He is affiliated with the CDM (College of Management of Technology) and its subunits MTEI (Management and Technology Education Initiative) and GO (Game Theory & Operations).

• Current Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor, EPFL
• Previous Roles: Postdoc at Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM), Universidad de Chile; Research Member at Simons-Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute

Education:

• PhD in Engineering Systems (2023), Universidad de Chile
• MS in Operations Management, Universidad de Chile
• Mathematical Engineer, Universidad de Chile

His research focuses on the intersection of Algorithmic Game Theory, Mechanism Design, and Sequential Decision-Making, studying how optimization interacts with strategic agent incentives in dynamic allocation problems. He employs data-driven approaches to analyze platforms like routing apps and online marketplaces.

Recent work trends include Prophet Inequalities, Combinatorial Auctions, Online Resource Allocation, and Fairness in Algorithmic Systems, with applications to real-time decision-making and bias reduction.

Scientific Awards:

• Meta Research PhD Fellowship (2021)
• EURO Excellence in Practice Award Finalist (2019)
• IFORS Prize for OR in Development Runner-up (2020)

He advises PhD student Zhang Jiechen and has taught courses on Algorithmic Game Theory and Applied Probability & Stochastic Processes.